Litarachna lopezae
{{Short description|Aquatic mite from Puerto Rico named after Jennifer Lopez}}
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Litarachna lopezae is a species of aquatic mite in the order Trombidiformes. Found around depths of 70 meters in the Mona Passage, Puerto Rico,{{cite web |url=http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-new-species-mite-puerto-rico-jennifer-lopez-02066.html |title=New Species of Mite Discovered in Puerto Rico, Named after Jennifer Lopez |date=16 July 2014 |website=Sci-News.com |access-date=19 July 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/ls-celebrity-news/puerto-rican-water-mite-named-after-jennifer-lopez-20140717-ztu05.html |title=Puerto Rican water mite named after Jennifer Lopez |author=Danica Coto |date=17 July 2014 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=19 July 2014 }} the species was named after Jennifer Lopez.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jul/17/scientists-name-new-species-of-water-mite-after-jennifer-lopez |title=Scientists name new species of water mite after Jennifer Lopez |author=Harriet Gibsone |date=17 July 2014 |website=The Guardian |access-date=19 July 2014 }}
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References
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{{cite journal |last1=Pešić |first1=Vladimir |last2=Chatterjee |first2=Tapas |last3=Alfaro |first3=Monica |last4=Schizas |first4=Nikolaos V. |date=10 July 2014 |title=A new species of Litarachna (Acari, Hydrachnidia, Pontarachnidae) from a Caribbean mesophotic coral ecosystem |url=https://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/8110/a-new-species-of-litarachna-acari-hydrachnidia-pontarachnidae-from-a-caribbean-mesophotic-coral-ecosystem |journal=ZooKeys |publisher=Pensoft Publishers |issue=425 |pages=89–97 |doi=10.3897/zookeys.425.8110 |access-date=19 July 2014 |pmid=25147451 |pmc=4137308|doi-access=free }}
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Category:Animals described in 2014
Category:Arthropods of Puerto Rico
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